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School board narrows FY26 budget process, plans "rack-and-stack" ranking ahead of joint session with county
Summary
The Isle of Wight County School Board spent its March 6 work session setting a timetable and process for finalizing the fiscal 2026 budget, agreeing to rank and prioritize proposed items and to consider voting at its March 18 meeting or after a March 27 joint session with the Board of Supervisors.
The Isle of Wight County School Board on March 6 discussed timing and procedures for finalizing its fiscal year 2026 budget, agreeing to prepare a prioritized “rack-and-stack” list of requests and to consider vote timing after a March 27 joint work session with the Board of Supervisors.
Board members and staff said the district still lacks a county revenue estimate and urged careful prioritization rather than hasty approval. “We, the schools, we really just don't know how much funding we're gonna be allocated,” one board member said when summarizing recent conversations with a county supervisor.
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